2.1.23. mentat_pbcOnBoxMesh

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Purpose

Set up servo linking to achieve periodic boundary conditions for a regular hexahedral mesh. Use *py_connection to operate on model presently opened in MSC.Mentat.

Usage

	> mentat_pbcOnBoxMesh options file[s] 
	

Options

-p / --port

Mentat connection port

-x

no PBC along x direction

-y

no PBC along y direction

-z

no PBC along z direction

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Example

The two figures illustrate an exemplary geometry meshed by a regular grid of (hexahedral) elements before (Figure 1 (a) ) and after the automatic application of periodic boundary conditions (Figure 1 (b) ).